diff --git a/shared/applications/server/nginx.nix b/shared/applications/server/nginx.nix
index e5c281f..0d837d5 100644
--- a/shared/applications/server/nginx.nix
+++ b/shared/applications/server/nginx.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ in {
     # only allow PFS-enabled ciphers with AES256
     sslCiphers = "AES256+EECDH:AES256+EDH:!aNULL";
 
+    # disable access logs
+    commonHttpConfig= ''
+      access_log off;
+    '';
+
     # setup a default site
     virtualHosts.default = {
       default = lib.mkDefault true;